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[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Heeeeeerrrrre's Chapter 5!!!!!!


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 5: Figuring It All Out
(Sheen's POV)


I wasn't sure what exactly it was that spilled on Jimmy & Cindy, and neither was he, but I could tell he was determined to find out what it was and if it affected them in any way.

Shortly after that liquid stuff got all over them, Jimmy growled at Cindy, "I hope you're happy, Dork-tex, because this chemical solution that you created is all over us and I have yet to find out what it is and what it does to us, and if it's potentially fatal!"

"I would be if it was only on you, Spew-tron, but, unfortunately, it's on BOTH of us, and what are ya gonna do to find out what it is and if it's gonna harm us??!" she barked rather rudely.

"Jeez, SOMEbody sure has issues...," I muttered under my breath.

"I heard that, Ultra-DORK!!!!" Cindy snapped at me.

"Well, you DO!" I protested, "Why won't ya just admit it??!!"

"Admit WHAT???" Cindy rudely questioned.

"That you LOVE him!!" I exclaimed, jerking my head in Jimmy's direction.

"Oh, that's crazy talk!! WHY would I love a show-offy, know-it-all, science GEEK?!!" she barked.

Carl piped up & added, "Cuz you think he's cute, and you stutter & blush when you talk every time he's nearby!"

Cindy just rolled her eyes when she heard that.

Then Jimmy apparently had a thought, because he announced, "Guys, I just thought of something that could help Cindy & me out."

"What is it, a Geek-o-Meter 2000?!" Libby cracked, and she and Cindy burst out laughing.

"No," he said, obviously annoyed, "I'm gonna invent a Chemical Analyzer to find out what exactly spilled on us." And with that, he got to work immediately.

As usual, 5 minutes after he started working, I got bored real fast. So I whispered to Carl, who happened to be standing nearby, "Psst, Carl! Remember the time when Cindy was in Jimmy's body, and she showed up to class wearing a pink dress?!!? That was hilarious!!!"

Carl couldn't help but snicker when he heard that, clearly remembering the look on Jimmy-in-Cindy's-body's face when he saw her wearing that. Then, he couldn't hold it in anymore. He immediately burst out in hysterical(where did I learn THAT word?!) laughter as he remembered that.

Then I sighed & said again, "Okay, I'm bored."

But I didn't have to wait much longer, because in 20 minutes, Jimmy had finished making his new invention.

"Cool!" I exclaimed, then asked, "What is it?"

"It's my Chemical Analyzer 3000. It looks like a ray gun, but it's actually a mini-scanner that scans the affected area on your body and automatically informs you what the chemical is & what it could do to you, and if it could harm you in any way," he proudly announced, then pressed a button on it and it scanned his hand in less than a second. Then a voice came out of it that said, "The chemical is identified as disodium hypochlorate, also known as slow-acting radioactive potion. If the area it is spilled on is not cleaned of it within 7 days, flu-like symptoms could occur, and, within 2 weeks afterwards, could send that person into a coma, and possibly into death. The antidote's ingredients for this chemical are located in Brazil's rain forest, the shores of South Carolina, and the bamboo forests of western China."

"There's your answer, Vortex!" Jimmy concluded, referring to her question from earlier.

"Great. That can mean only one thing," she responded, giving me a glare that seemed to say, "You BETTER not say it, Ultra-Dork!"

But I just ignored her & proclaimed, "To the rocket!!!"

Cindy and Libby just rolled their eyes as they & the rest of us, including Jimmy's new sister, Natalie, boarded the rocket, bound for Brazil.


There it is!! Hope you enjoyed it!!!! Critiquing and comments are HIGHLY appreciated!!! ^_^

[J/C AVA]

:lol:

The gang's usuall brush with death.

Good job Em. :thumbsup:

P.S. - Isn't Sheen supposed to say "To the Hovercar" and not a rocket? Just asking.

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Let's just say I decided to add a little twist to it. I also wasn't sure if he said it or not. It's been too long since I've watched the eps. <_< But I'm glad you like it!! :hug:

[J/C AVA]

Thanks. I did. ^_^

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Okay, here's Chapter 6!!!!!!! Carl's POV!! :dance:


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 6: Sudden Attack!
(Carl's POV)


We had been in the air for about half an hour when Sheen started to complain about how bored he was. "Sheen," Libby pointed out, "Don't ya have yo' UltraLord game with ya??"

"Yeah," I agreed, "I thought you always carried that thing with you!"

"Oh, yeah," he realized aloud, pulling it out of his pocket & starting to play it.

Then Natalie, who happened to be sitting right next to me, sniffed & groaned loudly, covering her nose, "Oh, MAN!!! What's that rank smell??!!"

Libby sniffed the air & fanned the air in front of her nose, protesting, "Okay, who was THAT?!!"

The smell apparently drifted over to where Jimmy was sitting while piloting the rocket & made him groan & demand, "Carl??!! Was that you??? Did you have 5 enchiluparitos with extra bean dip again??!!!"

"Sorry," I admitted, blushing.

"Goddard, ventilate the rocket & eliminate the odor, please!" he instructed his robotic dog, who'd come with us.

Goddard barked & did as he was told.

"Sorry, again, guys," I apologized.

"You only need to apologize once, Carl," Sheen informed me, "And try not to do that again!!"

"Okay," I said.

"At least I'M not rude & obese like HIM & don't pass gas in front of others!!!" Cindy rudely remarked.

"Hey! Watch your mouth, Vortex!! Carl's my friend, & stop making fun of him!!!!" Jimmy barked at her, still keeping his eyes on whatever was in front of him.

"That's right!! You tell her, Jim!!" I encouraged him.

Then Sheen asked, "Are we there yet???"

"I thought you were playin' yo' UltraLord video game! And no, we're not there yet, Sheen," Libby replied patiently. At least, she seemed to be patient to me.

"I was, but it got boring fast cuz I've played it so many times," Sheen told her, "I'd much rather gaze into your beautiful, brown eyes, mi reina!"

"Sheen, you're cute, but I'm not in the mood right now, okay?" she informed him.

"Okay, my Libby-licious! I'll stop!!" he responded with a wink. Then he blew her a kiss from the opposite side of the rocket.

She blushed a deep maroon against her dark skin & managed to stifle a tiny giggle by holding her hand over her mouth. Then she winked back at him.

I looked over at her & thought, Aw, how sweet!

Then, about 20 minutes later, we landed in a rain forest of some sort.

"Okay, now that we're here, let's get out & explore!" Jimmy instructed us, climbing out of the rocket like the rest of us were already doing.

We all followed him into the forest, but not without looking cautiously before taking a step at a time. The path we were following was a well-worn path that must've been used by the native tribes who lived in that jungle.

Then we heard a deep howling noise from not too far away. Cindy apparently heard it & looked around her, scanning the area for whatever made that sound. So did the rest of us, & soon, we found what was making that noise. It was a howler monkey about 50 feet above our heads! She obviously remembered what happened last time, so she stuck out her tongue at it & blew a strawberry. The monkey responded by throwing a mango at her, which landed on her head, much to her unpleasant surprise. Cindy shook her fist after wiping the mango off her head & shouted at the monkey, "Stupid monkey!! Let's see how YOU like it!!" With that, she threw a mango she found on the ground at it, but missed.

The monkey howled back & threw another mango at her in retaliation, but she jumped to her side & it missed her. "Stupid monkey!!!" she yelled again, & continued on her way with us.

Then, we suddenly heard a bird screech &, before he could react, white droppings landed on Sheen's shoulder. "Oh, not AGAIN!!!" he complained.

"Ha, ha! Sheen got bird-turded!! Sheen got bird-turded!!!" I taunted him in a sing-song voice while dancing a little jig & pointing at him.

Sheen just shook his fist at the jungle canopy & snapped, "Stupid BIRD!!!" Then he & the rest of us went on our way.

Suddenly, an arrow flew in front of us, narrowly missing Natalie's nose.

"Oh, no!!! Ambush!!!!" I shrieked, "I want my MOMMY!!!!!!!!"

"What do we do now?!" Libby anxiously wanted to know, looking at Jimmy with a terrified expression on her face.

He immediately replied, yelling, "RUUUUUUUUNNN!!!!!!!!!!!"


There it is! Hope you enjoyed it!! As always, plz critique and comment on it! ;) Thx! :bff:

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Thx for reading and replying, Pedro! Here's Chapter 7!!!


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 7: Just a Misunderstanding
(Jimmy's POV)


We ran as fast as we could as we made a mad dash for my rocket before the natives could get ahold of us, but a large net woven out of vines incorporated into a trap caught us off guard as we ran over it, unknowingly set off the trigger, & got trapped in the large vine net. Brazilian natives with stern expressions on their faces soon surrounded us. One of them slapped each of us with a strange, black concoction that made us all faint except for Goddard, because he was a robot.

When we came to a while later, we found ourselves tied hand & foot with vines while hanging on the wall of a circular mud-bricked hut with a straw roof. They had put Goddard in a miniature hut on the opposite side of it, obviously thinking they had him trapped for good. When I looked at it, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself & think, Those amateurs don't even know what Goddard's capable of doing! He can bust out of practically anything with the technology I've installed inside him! With that, I instructed him, “Goddard, play dead!!”

He did just that & the little clay hut he was in shattered to pieces when he exploded & reassembled himself. Then he came over to me & snapped the vines holding my wrists & feet with his laser vision. I then used my watch's laser to free everyone else. Then, suddenly, just as we were about to leave, a Brazilian woman entered the hut.

“Uh, do you speak English??” Sheen slowly asked her.

“Yes, I do, young one. My name is Rajiva. I am the chief's daughter in this tribe. Who are you?” she replied kindly.

“Rajiva, I'm Jimmy Neutron, & these are my friends Natalie Neutron, Cindy Vortex, Libby Folfax, Sheen Estevez, & Carl Wheezer,” I informed her, gesturing to each of them in that order, then added, “This is also my dog, Goddard.”

“Nice to meet you!” Rajiva replied.

“So, Rajiva, why were we attacked & captured earlier? It's not like we did anything wrong, did we?” Cindy wanted to know.

“No, you didn't, Cindy. My father just thought you all were a threat to our tribe, that's all. So, basically, it was all just a big misunderstanding,” she explained.

Then Carl sniffed the air & put in, “I smell something wrapped in bacon!”

“Oh, that's just my tribe having their weekly feast,” Rajiva informed us. Then she had a thought. “Come with me,” she instructed us, “But quietly, so as to not disturb my tribe, okay?”

We all nodded & followed her along the outer edge of the village to a distant hut on the far end of it. She pushed aside the giant hanging leaves that marked the doorway so we could enter the hut. It looked like an ordinary hut on the outside, but on the inside, there were things like a computer, a cordless phone, outlets, electronic gadgets, electricity, & indoor plumbing.

“Rajiva,” I finally managed to ask after taking in all that was inside the so-called “hut,” “How'd you manage to accommodate all this technology without access to the modern world??”

“Simple,” she replied, “All of this is connected to an extension cord that leads to an electrical transformer about 2 miles away, & my indoor plumbing is connected underground to a pipe that leads to the water main approximately 10 miles away. Does that explain it?”

“Does it ever!!!” Natalie exclaimed, “I'd have never conceived the conception that you could accommodate all this technology in a rural location!”

When I heard her say that, I was astounded at her complex vocabulary. I had to know where she learned all of it when she had no previous education! “Natalie,” I questioned, “Holy Heisenberg, where in the name of Albert Einstein did you learn all those complex words??!”

“Did you think that I was a simpleton, that I had no education experience whatsoever?? That's a laugh! The explanation for that is simple: I learned it all from you because of my photographic memory!!” she informed me, giggling slightly.

“Well,” I said thoughtfully, “That explains it!”

“Oh, brother! Does that mean that we have yet another genius in town?!!” Cindy groaned with a slap to her forehead.

“It appears that way,” Libby responded.

“Yay! Another genius means that there'll be more inventions for us to mess around with unsupervised!! Right, Carl??” Sheen excitedly said, looking at him with a huge grin on his face.

“You bet!!” he agreed.

That ticked me off just a bit. “Don't even count on it, guys!!!” I snapped at them.

“Sorry, Jimmy,” they both muttered in unison.

“Okay, enough small talk,” I told everyone, “What we're here for is to find ingredient number 1 for the antidote, got it???? It's the juices from the crushed remains of a Venus flytrap plant. We just need to find out where one is, & we're in business!”

“There's a clearing directly south of here, & that's where you'll find them, Jimmy,” Rajiva informed us.

“Thanks!” I gratefully told her, & led everyone out of the “hut” & in a southerly direction. When we reached the clearing, we saw my rocket sitting there in plain view! That must've been where the plant we need is! I realized.

We walked back to it & saw that it was sitting right on some Venus flytrap plants! I picked some, pulled my hypercube out of my pocket, & put the plants in it. “At last!!” I exclaimed, “We finally have the first ingredient! Next stop, South Carolina!!” With that, we climbed back into my rocket, I started it up, & we were soon on our way to South Carolina.


There it is!! Hope ya enjoyed it!

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

(Soz about the triple post, but when the new boards were put up, my most recent 2 chapters of this fic were deleted somehow. So I went to the original board and copied and pasted 'em here)

Well, since you're such a great replier, Pedro, I thought I'd go ahead and give you chapter 8, in Cindy's POV!! Yay!!!!


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 8: Arguments Lead Us Nowhere
(Cindy's POV)


As usual, about 10 minutes into our flight, Sheen began to ask the same question yet again: “Are we there yet??”

“No, we're NOT, Ultra-Dweeb, & I'd better not hear that again, or else I'll hit ya SO hard that the other side of the world will hear your cries!!!” I snapped at him.

“Uh, Cin? Don't ya think you should learn to cool it once in a while when Sheen annoys ya??” Libby interjected.

“Sorry, Libs, but he gets on my last nerve so much!!” I told her, gritting my teeth.

After about an hour or 2, I was starting to get ticked. After all, shouldn't we have been there by that time?! And, why doesn't he let me drive once in a while??! It wasn't like I was gonna wreck the rocket or anything if I drove! I could SO drive the rocket much faster than he currently was at the time! So I snapped, “Nerd-tron, shouldn't we have BEEN in South Carolina by now??!!”

“Well, Vortex, if you must know, my rocket's running low on fuel, so I slowed down in order to conserve it!!” Jimmy barked back at me.

“Conserve, schmonserve! Gimme the controls! I can get us there FASTER!!” I practically yelled at him, reaching over to my left to grab the controls.

But he stopped me & pushed me back into my seat. Talk about RUDE!!! If he wanted to play hardball, I was SO ready! “If you want to drive so badly, apply for a driver's license!!!” he half-shouted at me.

“I refuse to wait that long!! Just gimme the controls!!!!” I yelled.

At that, Carl gasped & exclaimed, “Oooo!! Cindy said a bad word!!!”

“Stay outta this, Wheezer! I'M handling this!!!” I hissed, threatening him with my fist.

“Dork-tex!! Lay off the insults, especially at my friends!!!!!” Jimmy shrieked at me, turning to his side to face me without paying attention to driving the rocket, & without putting it on autopilot, either! BIG mistake!

“Uh, guys?” Sheen said, trying to get our attention & pointing to the rocket's controls.

“STAY OUT OF IT!!!!!!” we unknowingly yelled at him in unison without meaning it, then I started to yell at him some more, but realized where we were headed! I stopped arguing long enough to say, “Neutron??”

“WHAT?!!” he barked, his arms folded. I'd already noticed that Carl was hugging his knees & yelling for his mommy.

“We're about to CRASH!!!!!!” I shrieked, letting out a blood-curdling scream & locking arms with Libby.

He turned his attention back to the controls & looked at what was ahead of him, which was a far-off view of the Sonoran Desert that was rapidly approaching us as we plummeted downward towards it. Out of fear, he immediately pressed a button on the rocket's dashboard that deployed airbags that completely covered the exterior of the rocket to cushion the impact. Within 10 seconds, we crash-landed in the middle of the desert.

When we got over the shock of the impact, I asked him, “Neutron, why didn't you hit autopilot when we were falling towards the earth??”

“I dunno. I guess I was too frightened over the situation to react normally,” he informed me.

Then Libby told me, “Ya know, Cindy, once again, it was yo' big MOUTH that got Neutron distracted & caused him to crash-land in the middle of the DESERT!!”

I could tell that Libby was clearly ticked off with me, so I let her be & cool down for a minute or 2.

“I just can't conceive that we're deserted in an arid location...,” Natalie sighed.

“Well, believe it, girl. We are,” I said, feeling guilty that I, once again, got us into this situation.

After a while, however, we heard a rattle that sounded all too familiar.

Carl heard it & exclaimed out of fear, “Rattlesnake venom! I'm allergic to rattlesnake venom!!”

For once, I responded, “Carl, it's okay. We're in the rocket. It can't get us.”

Then I thought to myself, Libby's right. I got us into this situation, & I'm not really sure if there's a way out of here... I hope Jimmy will find a way out. He's the only smart one on this rocket, excluding me & Natalie. I hope we can get back soon! NOW what are we gonna do?!


Okay, there it is!! Hope ya enjoyed it! Plz read and reply!!

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Again, sorry about the quadruple-post, but I'm not postin' a new chapter until I get some decent replies from more than one user, ok???

[J/C AVA]

WOW!!

I swear, Cindy mouth is like a big megaphone! She just can't shut up!

Great job, Em.

[RocksmySocks]

This is a really fun story, Emily!

Lol, Cindy's gone and got them into trouble now.

And Carl is adorable in this fic.

"Oh, that's crazy talk!! WHY would I love a show-offy, know-it-all, science GEEK?!!" she barked.

Carl piped up & added, "Cuz you think he's cute, and you stutter & blush when you talk every time he's nearby!"

Lol, I think Carl wins as the ultimate JC shipper.


Great job! Can't wait to see what comes next!

[Zoey <3]

Awesome Chapter! I really like this story and I hope you update soon!

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Thank you guys so much for replying!! It means SO much! Here's what you've all been waiting for... Chapter 9!!!!!


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 9: Lost (But Not For Long...)
(Libby's POV)


Thanks to Cindy's big mouth, we were stranded in the middle of the Sonoran Desert! I have GOTTA chill!! After all, she was just mad, & when she's mad, she overreacts sometimes... Although, I had no clue whatsoever at the time of how we were gonna survive that desert. But, being literally a genius, Jimmy always has one plan or another up his sleeves.

Then I thought of something. “Hey, Neutron?” I asked him.

“Yeah, Libby?” he replied.

“How much fuel is left in yo' rocket?” I anxiously wanted to know.

Jimmy checked the gas gage on his rocket & muttered angrily to himself.

“What is it, Neutron? Outta fuel?!” I guessed.

“Yeah, it is,” he responded, clearly frustrated.

“I guess we'll just have to locate an alternate fuel source,” Natalie sighed.

“Huh?” Sheen was clearly clueless.

I just rolled my eyes & informed him, “We're gonna have to find another way to put gas into Jimmy's rocket so we can get home & replace it with what he usually uses for it.”

“Oh,” he said. Then he jokingly added, putting his hand under his arm & bringing his arm down quickly, resulting in obscene noises only a guy would find amusing, “You mean like this, but only from the basement??” Then he & Carl started cracking up like crazy, with Jimmy trying hard to stifle a giggle fit by covering his mouth with his hand, but eventually, he too began laughing hysterically.

When he finally calmed down, Jimmy replied, “No, *giggles* Sheen, not that kind of gas!! Another type of fuel that'll get us home so I can put the normal fuel in it so we can continue on our journey!!! *giggles more*”

Cindy & I just glared at them. Oh, please, only a GUY would find that amusing! I thought with a disgusted look on my face. Cindy saw the look & nodded, grimacing.

Then we heard that familiar rattle again. I looked over at Carl & saw that he was shaking & hugging his knees.

Jimmy apparently saw him like that, too, & reassured him, “Don't worry, Carl! I'll have Goddard take care of that snake!” Then he instructed him, “Goddard, relocate that reptilian life form to an alternate location, please!”

Goddard barked & did as he was told. Now we could get out of the rocket, finally!! “So, Neutron,” I asked, “What exactly are ya gonna use for this alternate fuel source??”

“I'm not sure, to be completely honest with you,” he told me, carefully eyeing the landscape. I'm pretty sure he was trying to find any available resources to use as fuel in this hostile desert.

Suddenly, he apparently spotted something, because he exclaimed, pointing, “AHA!!”

I looked where he was pointing, & all I saw was a saguaro cactus. “It's just a cactus,” I pointed out.

“At the moment, but when used correctly, it also serves as an alternate fuel source!” Jimmy corrected me.

I didn't know what to say, so all I said was, “Oh.”

I realized that Cindy hadn't spoken up for a while, so I asked, “Cin, what's on yo' mind? Ya haven't-” Then I realized I wasn't talking to anybody. I looked all around me, calling, “Cindy, where are ya, girl?!?”

All of a sudden, I thought I heard something, so I stopped calling for her & listened. After a few seconds of listening, it sounded like distant sobbing. I turned my head in the direction it was coming from & my mind clicked. Aha! It's coming from over there! Over there being behind a rocky mass of boulders the color of the setting sun. I hurried over there & found her, her hands covering her face & crying her heart out. I sat down next to her & asked, “Why, Cindy! Whatever is wrong??”

“I'm such a moron!! Why do I do these things?!!” she cried.

“Do what things?” I wanted to know.

“Make fun of him & try to make his life miserable!!!” Cindy exclaimed in a shaky voice, “I mean, LOOK where it's landed us!!!”

“Who? Neutron??” I clarified.

She could only nod her head.

“Honey, NO ONE'S perfect. We all make mistakes!!” I reassured her, patting her on the back.

“I know. WHY do I make fun of him on a daily basis?!!?” Cindy cried, “All I've done is made him mad, & arguing never helps!! Why do we DO it in the first place??!!”

“My guess is cuz you 2 are afraid to show eachother yo' real feelin's!” I informed her.

“That's just IT!! Why are we so afraid?!!” she asked me, clearly depressed.

“Girl, the only explanation fo' that is that you're secretly in love with him, but are too embarrassed to show it! Remember when you & Neutron were stranded on that island??” I reminded her, “'J & C 4-ever' inside a heart on a tree??!”

“You're right, Libby. I've gotta admit it straight to him sometime soon!” Cindy told me, sounding like she'd finally calmed down.

Then she added, “But only when I'm ready!”

“Of course!” I agreed.

Then we heard voices calling us, who were, obviously, Sheen & Jimmy.

She & I got up & returned to the group.

“Where WERE you girls?! Sheen & I have been calling you for the past several minutes!!” Jimmy frantically questioned.

“She & I needed a moment to be by ourselves. Cindy was struggling with some girl issues, & I was helping her cope with them,” I informed him.

“The important thing is that you 2 are safe. I've concocted a mixture from the cactus's juices that'll fuel us the rest of the way home to Retroville,” he told us, then put the mixture into his rocket, got into the driver's seat, & started it up, but not before the rest of us got in & were seated properly. Then we blasted off, well on our way to Retroville to get more fuel for his rocket. Then we'd be on our way to South Carolina, as we originally planned to do in the first place!


There it is! Hope ya liked it!!

[RocksmySocks]

Great chapter, Emily!

Definitely a Jimmy move to think to make fuel out of a cactus!

And it's nice to see Cindy coming to her senses and taking a mature step forward. Libby is the perfect friend to help her through that.

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Glad you like it, Katie! Trust me, it only gets better as time goes on!

[J/C AVA]

Wow

Another awesome chapter, Em. Just like Jimmy to go searching for fuel soruces.

But I love Cindy's mature moment the most. You made it very heartfelt, emotional, and very reveling. We should see more of that from knuckle-headed Cindy.

Great job!

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Thx, Pedro! How'd you like the next chapter, since I have the finished fic saved on a flash drive?

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Glad you like it, Athena!! So, do ya think I should go ahead and post the next one, since the finished fic's saved on my flash drive??

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

I'll go ahead and do it, anyway, just to be nice...


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 10: Finished Journey
(Sheen's POV)


First we put in the fuel Jimmy's rocket needed once we were in Retroville, then we were on our way to the next location of our trip.

As we made our way to South Carolina, I, as usual, became insanely bored within 5 minutes of the trip. “Man, this is taking forever!! There ain't no in-flight movie or nothin'!!!” I complained, slouching down in my seat.

“What happened to your UltraLord video game??” Carl wanted to know.

“Nothin'! But, since it's the only thing I brought with me, I guess I'll go ahead & do that...,” I sighed, pulling it out & starting to play it.

The next thing I knew when I looked up from my game was that we were just about to land on the beach of South Carolina. I put my game away & braced myself for landing, as did everyone else, & we landed within a minute or 2.

When we did, I immediately jumped out of the rocket & exclaimed, “Yay! The beach!! Let's bury Carl in the sand!!!”

“NO!! Don't, Sheen!!! I'm claustrophobic!!!!” he shrieked back at me.

Jimmy hopped out of the rocket, like the others were doing, & gently scolded me, saying, “Sheen, focus & get that outta your head, okay?? We're not here for recreation, but for saving Cindy's & my life, got it???!”

“Fine,” I muttered in agreement.

“What do we need for ingredient #2?” Natalie asked him.

“All we need is seaweed,” Jimmy calmly informed her.

“That'll be EASY!! I'll go get it!” Cindy put in.

“Thanks, Vortex! That's very considerate of you!!” he thanked her.

“Don't get used to it,” she sharply muttered as she walked over to the water's edge, waded in about knee-deep, & plucked some seaweed out of the water.

She brought it back to him & he put it in his hypercube-thingy for safe keeping.

Then we all got back into the rocket & were on our way to get the 3rd thing we needed for the antidote, whatever it's called.

On the way there, Carl wanted to know, “Hey, Jim? Where are we going next?”

“China,” Jimmy stated matter-of-factly.

“Okay,” he said.

I could tell I was gonna be bored, so I brought out my game & started playing it again.

I was so absorbed in it that when the rocket landed again, I yelped & dropped my game in my lap, which I picked up & put away when I got over the shock.

“Look! Giant green poles with leaves on the tops!!” I gasped when I got out with the rest of them, pointing.

“That's bamboo, Sheen,” Libby informed me, clearly a little annoyed.

“Which is JUST what we need for the last ingredient!” Jimmy announced, leading us to the bamboo forest. Once there, he had Goddard chop one down so he could get at the leaves on the top of it, which he did, & put them in his hypercube-thing. Then he led us back to the rocket & we climbed back in it. We then headed back to Retroville, where he'd mix all things he'd found together to form a liquid that would cure him & Cindy.


There it is! Keep replyin', and I'll keep postin'! Ty!

[Zoey <3]

Great Job Em

[JimmyxxCindy4EVER]

Thanks, Zoe!! Here's Chapter 11, in Carl's POV! Yay!!!


Hope For the Hopeless

Chapter 11: Back to Normal
(Carl's POV)


When we got back to Jimmy's front yard in front of his clubhouse, he got out with the rest of us & announced, “Now that we're back, I suggest that we head inside my lab & get this thing over with, shall we??”

We all nodded in agreement as we followed him inside after he let himself & us in with that hair-scanner-thingy.

Once there, he got out the 3 ingredients from his hypercube-thingy & put them in a glass container, which he combined with a chemical of some sort. Then the combination turned purple & sorta smelled like grape, kinda like Purple Flurp.

Sheen happened to notice that & started to bolt for it, but Libby grabbed him by his arm in just the nick of time & snapped, “Sheen, I know you love Purple Flurp, but that's not what it is, even though it has the look & smell of it. That stuff is for Jimmy & Cindy only.”

“Darn,” he muttered, obviously disappointed.

“So,” Natalie clarified, “This is the stuff that'll cure you & Cindy, Jimmy?”

“That's right, Natalie. We both get equal amounts, & when consumed orally, will cure the both of us instantly,” he told her, pouring half the mixture into another glass container & handing it to Cindy.

They both then gulped it down without really tasting it, then Cindy commented, “You know, that really DID taste like Purple Flurp! That was pretty darn tasty!”

“So, you guys feel any different?” I asked them.

“No, not really, but I DO know that she & I are both cured!!” Jimmy exclaimed, “And she's right! That was pretty delicious!”

“I don't know how to say this, but, uh, thanks, Neutron!” she shyly admitted, blushing deeply.

“No problem!” he replied, “Just don't take matters into your own hands again when another situation like that occurs, okay?”

“You got it, Neutron!” Cindy agreed.

Then, she suddenly whispered something to Libby, who nodded in agreement.

“You know, Neutron,” Libby added with a mischievous look on her face, “Cindy just gave us a good idea! We'll catch you guys later! We have an embarrassing photo to post online! See ya!!”

Jimmy gasped angrily & demanded, “It better not be that picture of me & Brobot!! Is it???!!”

“Maybe!” Cindy told him slyly, “Bye!”

“Oh, NO, you won't, Vortex!!!” he shouted at them, “GET back here!!” Then he chased them out of his lab & off into the distance, with the rest of us emerging from it & stopping at the entrance, watching them run off.

“You think they're back to normal?” Sheen asked me.

“Uh-huh,” I nodded in agreement.

“Oh, they're back to normal, all right! Just wait until school tomorrow!” Sheen told us, rolling his eyes with his arms folded.

“Why? What happens at school?” Natalie wanted to know.

“Just wait & see, Natalie!” Sheen informed her.


It's NOT over yet!! Keep your eyes peeled for the next chapter, coming REAL soon!!!